How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy - Atheist Nexus2015-03-04T01:14:45Zhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy?groupUrl=atheistailurophiles&commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A2151100&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA new treatment for toxo has…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2013-10-18:2182797:Comment:23168572013-10-18T16:31:21.125ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p>A new treatment for toxo has emerged.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017173908.htm" target="_blank">Statin, Osteoporosis Drug Combo May Help Treat Parasitic Infections</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a combination of two commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high cholesterol and osteoporosis may serve as the foundation of a new treatment for toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan…</p>
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<p>A new treatment for toxo has emerged.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017173908.htm" target="_blank">Statin, Osteoporosis Drug Combo May Help Treat Parasitic Infections</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a combination of two commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high cholesterol and osteoporosis may serve as the foundation of a new treatment for toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em>.</p>
<p>The UGA researchers discovered that a combination of the cholesterol lowering drug atorvastatin and osteoporosis medication zoledronic acid, both more commonly known by their respective trade names, <strong>Lipitor and Zometa</strong>, produce changes in the mammalian host and in the parasite that ultimately block parasite replication and spread of the infection.</p>
<p>"These two drugs have a strong synergy," said Moreno, who is also a member of UGA's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. "The mice we treated were cured from a lethal infection using this combination approach." [emphasis mine]</p>
</blockquote> Thanks Ruth - I am trying to…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2013-01-24:2182797:Comment:21511002013-01-24T22:58:52.453ZSteph S.http://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
<p>Thanks Ruth - I am trying to learn more about his topic.</p>
<p>Thanks Ruth - I am trying to learn more about his topic.</p> Thanks - I am just now learni…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2013-01-24:2182797:Comment:21511672013-01-24T22:58:07.094ZSteph S.http://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
<p>Thanks - I am just now learning about all this.</p>
<p>Thanks - I am just now learning about all this.</p> Thanks - I will follow the li…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2013-01-24:2182797:Comment:21510972013-01-24T22:57:44.491ZSteph S.http://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
<p>Thanks - I will follow the link, appreciate it.</p>
<p>Thanks - I will follow the link, appreciate it.</p> New data on how toxo changes…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2013-01-24:2182797:Comment:21511482013-01-24T21:45:23.158ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p>New data on how toxo changes infected humans.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/01/220113-sneaky-cat-parasite-takes-over-human-brains-science/" target="_blank">How a Cat-Borne Parasite Infects Humans</a></p>
<blockquote><p>... <strong>Czech evolutionary biologist named Jaroslav Flegr has made headlines for a radical claim: <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/exploration/risk-takers-gallery#/5">that a common parasite called <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> is…</a></strong></p>
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<p>New data on how toxo changes infected humans.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/01/220113-sneaky-cat-parasite-takes-over-human-brains-science/" target="_blank">How a Cat-Borne Parasite Infects Humans</a></p>
<blockquote><p>... <strong>Czech evolutionary biologist named Jaroslav Flegr has made headlines for a radical claim: <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/exploration/risk-takers-gallery#/5">that a common parasite called <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> is controlling our brains</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Flegr discovered that the behaviors that toxo provokes in rats in order to get them eaten—<strong>slowed reaction times, lethargy, reduction in fear—also show up in infected humans</strong>.</p>
<p>In order to travel throughout the body and, most importantly, to the brain, toxo hijacks ... the white blood cells. ... it also turns them into tiny chemical factories, producing a neurotransmitter known to reduce fear and anxiety in rats—and in humans.</p>
<p>Over the next 15 years, using experimentation and analysis of public health data, Flegr discovered a series of fascinating links between toxo and human behavior. <strong>A toxo-infected person is more than twice as likely to be in a car accident—which Flegr attributes to the parasite's tendency to reduce reaction time—and has a higher than normal risk of developing schizophrenia. Other scientists have shown a connection between toxo and an increased risk of suicide.</strong> [emphasis mine]</p>
</blockquote> Common Parasite May Trigger S…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-08-17:2182797:Comment:20313462012-08-17T16:05:38.228ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120816170400.htm" target="_blank">Common Parasite May Trigger Suicide Attempts: Inflammation from T. Gondii Produces Brain-Damaging Metabolites</a></p>
<p><em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> infection linked to suicide attempts.…</p>
<p><a href="http://images.sciencedaily.com/2012/08/120816170400-large.jpg?1345159736" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="http://images.sciencedaily.com/2012/08/120816170400-large.jpg?1345159736&amp;width=400" width="400"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120816170400.htm" target="_blank">Common Parasite May Trigger Suicide Attempts: Inflammation from T. Gondii Produces Brain-Damaging Metabolites</a></p>
<p><em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> infection linked to suicide attempts.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://images.sciencedaily.com/2012/08/120816170400-large.jpg?1345159736"><img class="align-center" src="http://images.sciencedaily.com/2012/08/120816170400-large.jpg?1345159736&amp;width=400" width="400"/></a></p>
<p></p> New information on toxo infec…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-07-04:2182797:Comment:19967712012-07-04T18:59:54.786ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p>New information on toxo infection and suicide.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.livescience.com/21345-t-gondii-parasite-suicide-attempts.html" target="_blank">Cat Parasite Linked to Suicide Attempts in Humans</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i.livescience.com/images/i/18356/original/toxoplasma-gondii-parasite.jpg?1311777888"><img class="align-center" src="http://i.livescience.com/images/i/18356/original/toxoplasma-gondii-parasite.jpg?1311777888&amp;width=400" width="400"/></a></p>
<p>New information on toxo infection and suicide.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.livescience.com/21345-t-gondii-parasite-suicide-attempts.html" target="_blank">Cat Parasite Linked to Suicide Attempts in Humans</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i.livescience.com/images/i/18356/original/toxoplasma-gondii-parasite.jpg?1311777888"><img class="align-center" src="http://i.livescience.com/images/i/18356/original/toxoplasma-gondii-parasite.jpg?1311777888&amp;width=400" width="400"/></a></p> Jerry won't let me sleep. If…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-05-04:2182797:Comment:19417732012-05-04T04:50:39.150Zsk8eycathttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/ElaineHampton
<p>Jerry won't let me sleep. If I shut my bedroom door, he sits there and sings, yodels, yowls till I <em>have</em> to let him in, no matter what time it is. (He sleeps all <em>day</em>.) Then I have to pet him for an hour or so, or he will stomp all over the bed and around my pillow. When I finally do fall asleep, he waits awhile, and then starts head-bonking me to wake me up so I can pet him some more.</p>
<p>I be tired.</p>
<p>Jerry won't let me sleep. If I shut my bedroom door, he sits there and sings, yodels, yowls till I <em>have</em> to let him in, no matter what time it is. (He sleeps all <em>day</em>.) Then I have to pet him for an hour or so, or he will stomp all over the bed and around my pillow. When I finally do fall asleep, he waits awhile, and then starts head-bonking me to wake me up so I can pet him some more.</p>
<p>I be tired.</p> Whoa!
I think about Toxo ofte…tag:www.atheistnexus.org,2012-02-12:2182797:Comment:18556392012-02-12T05:50:45.603ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p>Whoa!</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/0yFN-nEcmw9SYL58ADtF8LEEjl26uvlMnCJfj2G-Rs1YHXjeCJRS4Fzi1KaOB4sLF7G--OXFddv*iPvOyipLkrG1caH9Mk78/Scream.png"><img class="align-center" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/0yFN-nEcmw9SYL58ADtF8LEEjl26uvlMnCJfj2G-Rs1YHXjeCJRS4Fzi1KaOB4sLF7G--OXFddv*iPvOyipLkrG1caH9Mk78/Scream.png" width="48"/></a>I think about Toxo often, while washing my hands after cleaning the litter box. This is scary stuff.</p>
<p>Whoa!</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/0yFN-nEcmw9SYL58ADtF8LEEjl26uvlMnCJfj2G-Rs1YHXjeCJRS4Fzi1KaOB4sLF7G--OXFddv*iPvOyipLkrG1caH9Mk78/Scream.png"><img class="align-center" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/0yFN-nEcmw9SYL58ADtF8LEEjl26uvlMnCJfj2G-Rs1YHXjeCJRS4Fzi1KaOB4sLF7G--OXFddv*iPvOyipLkrG1caH9Mk78/Scream.png" width="48"/></a>I think about Toxo often, while washing my hands after cleaning the litter box. This is scary stuff.</p>